The prosecution is really fanciful, and the Procuratorate is not run by their family, so Your Majesty does not need to worry at all, just let the Procuratorate dismiss their prosecution."

Zhao Xu said: "Sir, could it be that you have forgotten the system of the procuratorate? As long as they provide enough evidence, the procuratorate will definitely prosecute."

Before Wang Anshi could speak, he immediately continued: "For this reason, I specially summoned Zhang San into the palace and asked him about relevant countermeasures."

Zhang San?

Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What did Zhang San say?"

Zhao Xu said: "Zhang San believes that the current situation is very unfavorable to you, but the public opinion in the DPRK and China is in your favor."

This sounds like Zhang Fei's words, which makes people seem to understand but not understand. Wang Anshi said: "I am stupid, I don't know what your majesty means by these words?"

Zhao Xu said: "If what those witnesses said is true, the officials involved should naturally be punished. However, the public opinion in the DPRK has focused on the gentleman and the shipping envoy. If the Yushitai decides that the shipping envoy is guilty, then the gentleman will take this opportunity to be punished."

If the procuratorate prosecutes, there is a possibility of winning the case."

Wang Anshi really never thought about going to the procuratorate to prosecute. After thinking for a while, he said: "Is it just possible to win the case?"

Zhao Xu said: "Based on the interrogation by the Yushitai, Zhang San suspects that there must be someone behind the scenes of these more than a hundred people, and these people may have interests in the New Deal. As long as this is confirmed, there will be a chance to turn the tables."

Wang Anshi immediately said: "There is no doubt that there must be someone behind them. Otherwise, how could those ordinary people arrive in Xuzhou silently?"

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "I think so too, so I have sent people to Jiangnan to investigate the matter. I just want to confirm it before discussing it with my husband, so I have been delaying it."

"So that's what happened."

Only then did Wang Anshi understand. He hesitated for a while and said, "About Xianyu?"

Zhao Xu said: "I have fulfilled their wish and let the Yushitai judge. It is you, sir, who want to sue them. It has nothing to do with me. If they threaten me with this matter again, I will not make it easy for them."

Having said this, he looked at Wang Anshi and said, "I just don't know what Mr. Wang's advice is."

Wang Anshi hesitated a little and said: "I...I think we should wait until the results of the investigation are revealed."

Zhao Xu nodded.

...

After coming out of the palace, Wang Anshi went straight to the Zhang family.

"Scholar Wang is here."

"Um?"

Wang Anshi looked sideways at Zhang Fei, "It seems you have thought that I would come."

Zhang Fei said sarcastically: "Since the matter has been going on for so long and it's not over yet, I guess Academician Wang will come to see me."

Wang Anshi frowned and asked: "You have an idea, why don't you tell me?"

How could you accept my idea if you are such a dick? Zhang Fei replied: "I didn't have an idea, but the officials came to me to ask about how to deal with it, so I came up with such a way, but the officials didn't decide at the time.

, and I was afraid that Academician Wang had a better solution, so as not to miss Academician Wang’s plan, so I didn’t say anything.”

Wang Anshi was very embarrassed when he said this. He didn't have any big plans. He just liked to use his power to suppress others. Those who refused would be kicked out of the court. This was the method of Legalism. But now the emperor's handle was in the opponent's hands.

Making the matter even more difficult, he asked: "How sure are you about this?"

After Zhang Fei pretended to think about it, he said: "I was not sure at the time, but now I am more and more sure."

Wang Anshi asked again: "Where do you start talking about this?"

Zhang Fei said: "If the Yushitai is just discussing the matter, convicting the officials involved and helping the people get justice, then I will be helpless. But if they want to bring in more officials, including the shipping envoy, there will be prosecutions."

To put it simply, the bigger they make trouble, the greater our confidence will be, because there must be grievances here, and as long as we grasp a little bit, it is possible to make a complete comeback."

Wang Anshi nodded and asked again: "But in the final analysis, this is just your last resort."

Zhang Fei knew that he was testing, but he also acted very calmly, "Although it cannot be said to be the best policy, it cannot be said to be the next best policy, because it can distinguish the personal behavior of officials from the central government's decision-making. In the end,

If an official breaks the law, it does not necessarily mean that the policy is not good enough.

Also, they had previously suppressed Xueshi Wang and the Shipping Envoy more severely. This reversal could reverse the impression of the New Deal in the eyes of the people.

For the New Deal, there are still certain benefits.”

Wang Anshi lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while. Suddenly, he looked sideways at Zhang Fei and asked, "Will Mr. Sima allow you to do this?"

Zhang Fei said: "Our procuratorate only looks at evidence."

Wang Anshi said again: "But if you do this, you are making an enemy of Mr. Sima!"

Zhang Fei spread his hands and said: "I can't help it. We act according to the rules. It's not me who asked Academician Wang to sue Yushitai."

Wang Anshi said: "Didn't you take revenge on them and kick the procuratorate out?"

Zhang Fei chuckled: "Xueshi Wang's words are serious, am I such a petty person?"

"Everyone knows that you will retaliate for your anger. Wang Hong is the magistrate of Kaifeng County, but he just slapped Erbi in your shop, and now he is opening up wasteland in Qiongzhou."

"....!"

The evidence is overwhelming, and Zhang Fei doesn't know how to argue.

Wang Anshi smiled again and said: "If you win this lawsuit, it will be enough to prove that the Yushitai cannot be above the public prosecutor and the law."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "What Wang Xueshi said is wrong. The officials are asking me for advice. I can only use my strengths and intervene from the procuratorate. If I win, the public prosecutor and the procuratorate will naturally benefit. It is not my fault."

Seek profit and come up with this plan."

"Yeah?"

"real."

Zhang Fei nodded.

Wang Anshi smiled and said, "I understand almost everything, so I'll leave first."

"Scholar Wang, walk slowly."

"Why don't you ask me if I have made a decision?"

"I really don't force this matter, because it will offend many people."

As soon as Wang Anshi left, Xu Zhiqian, who was hiding behind and eavesdropping, came out. She has now finished confinement.

"It seems that Academician Wang has seen through your thoughts?"

Xu Zhiqian said slightly worried.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "I deliberately let him see through it. Only in this way will he strengthen his determination to come to the procuratorate to prosecute."

"ah?"

"If I am helping out of good intentions, or to deal with the officials, can he believe that I will do my best? Only by letting him know that I also have huge interests to gain, will he believe that I will do my best?

Ways to win."

After saying that, Zhang Fei smiled coldly: "Those bastards, just based on this, they want to kick me out. They are really fantastic."

In fact, he felt the crisis from the beginning of the case, but he had no way to intervene before because he could not show a strong ambition. At that time, he wanted to take a step back and have a brighter future.

Now that he is given such an opportunity, of course he will seize this point and educate those people severely. If he wants to ignore the public prosecution and law, you may still be living in a dream.

...

Although Wang Anshi did not give a specific answer, he actually had no choice. The only thing he could rely on was imperial power. This was also why he always emphasized Legalism.

And at the beginning of the case, when he knew that the conservatives were planning to let the Yushitai hear the case, he actually intended to exclude the public prosecutor and the judiciary.

Because in his opinion, as long as he can win this game, the court will still return to the path of Legalism.

But he never expected that the emperor would not give him unreserved support out of consideration for his reputation, which forced him to return to the path of legality.

The struggle has reached this level, and if he loses, it will be completely over.

However, he now also thinks that once the Yushitai decides the case, it will actually be extremely detrimental to the public prosecutor, especially for Zhang Fei. The reformists and the public prosecutor and the law have a common enemy.

In the end, Wang Anshi accepted Zhang Fei's plan. At the same time, they delayed it long enough, and a message came back from Jiangnan.

After getting Wang Anshi's consent, Zhao Xu acquiesced to Zeng Gongliang, and Chen Shengzhi passed Wen Yanbo's final judgment.

In fact, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi could no longer support him. The pressure on them was too great. The main reason was that the current evidence was indeed very unfavorable to Xue Xiang, and they had no reason to stop him.

You can't even ignore your own career for Wang Anshi. The two of them are not Wang Anshi's horse boys.

Wen Yanbo immediately gave the verdict and listed the shipping envoy Xue Xiang as the first offender.

As soon as this verdict came out, the conservatives were immediately excited. They did not expect that victory would come so quickly, and they would also show their ferocious faces. Not only did they immediately send people to capture Xue Xiang, but they also prepared to weave a larger net and

More reformists were brought in, and the reformists were defeated in one fell swoop.

On the other hand, the reformists felt as if the building was collapsing, and they were all confused.

It's over!

For the Yushitai's verdict to come out, this must have the emperor's tacit approval, which means that the emperor was prepared to abandon the New Deal.

this...!

However, no one knew that Xue Xiang had actually returned to the capital quietly, because Wang Anshi had sent a letter to summon him back before, preparing to recommend him as the third envoy.

At this moment, Xue Xiangzheng is in the Procuratorate.
To be continued...